Sarah Shorter Hunter commonplace book
Collection
Identifier: W-0019
Scope and Contents
Shorter began this book as a young, unmarried woman in the 1830s. She used an album, printed by J. C. Riker, New York, that contains several prints of primarily New York-related engravings. The book contains recipes, poetry, quotations, notes from friends and family, and news clippings.
She numbered the ninety-nine pages and included an index to the recipes. Examples of dishes and household items include beer, fried eggplant, tea cakes, numerous puddings (apple, potato, transparent, boiled, and others), milk toast, baked tomatoes, and cologne.
The only recorded date is 1835, but the book contains clippings from the 1890s.
She numbered the ninety-nine pages and included an index to the recipes. Examples of dishes and household items include beer, fried eggplant, tea cakes, numerous puddings (apple, potato, transparent, boiled, and others), milk toast, baked tomatoes, and cologne.
The only recorded date is 1835, but the book contains clippings from the 1890s.
Dates
- approximately 1835-1894
Creator
- Hunter, Sarah Shorter (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Sarah Elizabeth Shorter was born in Georgia around 1814. The daughter of Reuben C. and Mary Shorter, Sarah and her family moved to Eufaula, Alabama, around 1837. She married John L. Hunter, and they had two daughters: Sarah and Mary. John Hunter died in 1847. Sarah's date of death is unclear.
Extent
0.05 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Commonplace book of Eufaula, Alabama, resident containing handwritten recipes, poems, quotations, and notes. In addition, the book includes a small number of newspaper clippings.
Physical Location
The A .S. Williams III Americana Collection, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama
Provenance
Gift of A. S. Williams III, 2010
Materials Specific Details
The book is in poor condition. The front cover and first several pages have torn away from the rest of the book.
General
Title on spine: Manuscript Cookbook compiled by Sarah Shorter of Eufaula 1833
Creator
- Hunter, Sarah Shorter (Person)
- Williams, A. S., III (Collector, Person)
Source
- Williams, A. S., III (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to Sarah Shorter Hunter commonplace book
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- August 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository